This Friday, April 30, there are three hacking alerts against websites of State institutions. On this occasion, information disseminated on social networks warned about the alleged violation of the Superintendency of Telecommunications (SIT) site.
The SIT reported that it carried out a computer forensic analysis, derived from the information circulating on social networks, on the possible leak of access credentials to the electronic services page.
He stated that preliminary analysis indicates that the credential exposure originated from devices compromised by malicious software, and not from a direct intrusion into the SIT infrastructure.
According to the entity, this type of incident can originate outside the institutional infrastructure and subsequently lead to attempts to misuse access to different platforms.
It added that, from the moment it became aware of this situation, it developed the pertinent actions related to computer security, and adopted measures to protect the integrity of the systems and institutional information.
He indicated that the technical evaluations continue to be developed and that the necessary actions are maintained to prevent unauthorized access and strengthen institutional security measures.
The SIT indicated that it will continue to report in a timely manner as the technical verification process progresses.
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What did the alert indicate?
The X account @VECERTRadar issued the alert urging the SIT to immediately invalidate the compromised accounts and perform a global rotation of administrative passwords.
He added that the alleged attack has impacted key institutions within the Guatemalan government, as the alert also extended to the Ministry of Education and the Attorney General’s Office.
According to the aforementioned account, the actor uses public exposure and credential compromise techniques to demonstrate control over the systems; However, the SIT has ruled out an intrusion.
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